ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday approved a draft constitutional declaration that sets a five-year transitional period, state media announced. “We hope that ...

Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.

Israel's war on Gaza and the fall of Assad have rattled the region, but as history shows, there is often more continuity than ...

Syrian’s interim president has said that millions would return after President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, but many houses and other buildings were destroyed in 13 years of civil war.

In the chaos, journalists have struggled to confirm statistics about fatalities, while waves of social media videos claim to ...

Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine ...

The work of the Syria Strategy Project and the considerable policy recommendations found in this report present a realistic ...

Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...

Syria’s new government reached a landmark agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday to integrate “all ...

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

The violence in Syria in recent days has shown how difficult it will be to unite a fractured country with deeply held ...

SYRIZA MEP Nikolas Farantouris has returned from the Syrian capital, where he met with religious leaders, including Greek ...